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Ajmer Singh's new work engages with 1984 Catastrophe
WSN Network

NEW YORK: In a world that has largely come to see path-breaking technologies, wars between nations, or economic upheavals as having the potential to change the outlook of a people, perhaps those who can see an epochal event in the release of a book will be in a minority. Yet, history has proven time and again that nothing is as epochal as a new idea or delineation of an idea.

In exactly such an epochal event for the Sikh community, the new work of well known author and scholar Sardar Ajmer Singh on the events leading to and following the 1984 catastrophe, titled "1984 – Unchitviya Kehar" (1984 – Unimagined Catastrophe), was released in New York.

Typical of Ajmer Singh, who chooses his words and idiom carefully, the choice of who to release the book also signified his commitment to the cause he has pursued and perused for years now. Bibi Devinder Kaur, wife of martyr Bhai Labh Singh released the book at an impressive gathering which witnessed participation by almost all the managing committees of gurdwaras on the East Coast.

In his address, Ajmer Singh explained how the Indian nation state has tried to project Sant Bhindranwale as the cause of the Army attack when he was merely an excuse and the real causes lay interwoven in history and conduct of the entrenched forces arraigned against the Sikhs and Sikhism's ideals. As for why the Sant chose to take on the Army, Ajmer Singh said history was a testament that proves that mortal human beings have rarely understood in time why and how a Sant takes a certain decision.

He said those looking for reasons behind the army attack will have no escape but to engage with issues of Hindu psyche and understand the Sikh history and historical streams with a deeply analytical and trained mind.

The release ceremony was initiated by Bhai Nirmal Singh Baling while American Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (AGPC) president Bhai Yaadvinder Singh briefed the audience about Sardar Ajmer Singh's path-breaking earlier books, “Veehvin Sadi Da Sikh Itihas” and “Kis Bidh Ruli Patshahi”.

A question answer session followed the scholar's address before the event concluded with S. Gurinderjit Singh Maana thanking the sangat.

8 July  2009
 

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